Radar Controller Knowledge Test 2 (CKT2) Practice Test

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• The minimum separation for nonparticipating aircraft above FL290 from the vertical limits of Special Use Airspace is ______ feet.
• If prior coordination has not been made, what must you do before the aircraft leaves your airspace?
• Severe to extreme turbulence is assumed to exist with which condition?
• For standard formation and other radar-identified aircraft, add how many miles to radar separation minima?
• Which code indicates a radio failure?
• Which statement correctly describes the altitude reporting requirement?
• To communicate with an aircraft that is being pointed out to you, what should you tell the transferring controller?
• Beacon codes are assigned to which aircraft?
• Inaccurate or inoperative Mode C may require coordination/equipment suffix update. Which term best completes this?
• When must a controller solicit PIREPs?
• If an aircraft is out of lateral tolerance, it will change to what until it returns to within lateral tolerance?
• What is the primary purpose of radar vectoring?
• Careful consideration must be given to MIA when identifying an aircraft by____
• What does the Free Track symbol indicate on the radar display?
• When a position symbol changes from FLAT Track to Free Track, what does that signify?
• In a landline/interphone handoff, what information is provided that is not provided in a physical handoff?
• What is the primary weather element depicted by WARP/NEXRAD on en route displays?
• In a handoff, what action does the transferring controller perform to indicate the target to the receiving controller?
• A SIGMET is a report of potential hazards intended for whom?
• Which statement best describes the meaning of an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) signal?
• All of the following are conditions for vectoring IFR aircraft except _____
• What is the minimum required lateral separation in miles for a nonparticipating aircraft at 15,000 feet near a MOA?
• What can you expect from a pilot experiencing radio failure in VFR conditions
• The phraseology to request a pilot to validate an altitude when operating below the lowest usable flight level is
• An aircraft must be informed of its position when identified by ___________
• Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) defined as: When the pilot is only able to navigate using instrument references inside the cockpit
• When providing radar lateral separation from a MOA, a nonparticipating aircraft at 15,000 feet must be separated by at least how many miles?
• In the Sidon VORTAC scenario, once an aircraft changes to a discrete code and ident in response to your request, what phraseology should you use to indicate radar identification is established?
• En route WARP/NEXRAD displays depict the following precipitation intensities.
• What does the following B4 full altitude block example indicate?
• The minimum separation above FL290 from the vertical limits of Special Use Airspace is measured in what unit?
• Which statement are true concerning Field E of the Full Data Block?
• Unless your area of responsibility includes only Class A airspace, the radar team must continuously monitor Mode 3/A radar beacon codes assigned for use by aircraft within your area of responsibility, EXCEPT which code?
• What primary method of radar identification is used when an aircraft reports over Texas Stadium?
• What Mode 3/A code should be assigned if a pilot declares an emergency and is not radar identified?
• ATC Assigned Airspace is airspace assigned by ATC to segregate specific aircraft activities from which category of traffic?
• After accepting a handoff on a nonbeacon aircraft, confirm identity by which action?
• Which statement best reflects what information about airborne military flights is forwarded to FSS?
• To separate an aircraft from a standard formation, flight, add ______ miles to appropriate radar minima.
• The phrases 'POINT OUT APPROVED,' 'RADAR CONTACT', and 'UNABLE' are three responses a ____________ may use.
• Which term best describes the identification method used for aircraft during interfacility handoffs?
• An controller would suppress a Conflict Alert because
• Which statement about WARP/NEXRAD en route displays is true?
• Which code is used for an emergency that is not radar identified?
• An aircraft experiencing a loss of two-way radio communication uses which beacon code?
• ELT signal information is forwarded to authorities by which facility?
• How quickly can thunderstorm hazards affect flight?
• When would a controller request a pilot to turn off the automatic altitude reporting feature?
• The term 'traffic' is normally issued to transfer radar identification of an aircraft to another controller for the purpose of coordinating separation action and is normally used in ______.
• When is a controller required to advise a pilot if the purpose of a radar vector?
• The nondiscrete beacon code used for VFR flight is
• Which icing intensity is potentially hazardous and may require anti-ice/de-ice equipment?
• Under which conditions is Mode C altitude reporting mandatory?
• What does a PIREP document?
• Which code indicates an emergency when the aircraft has not yet been radar identified?
• Which is an example of prescribed handoff phraseology?
• An ALNOT is disseminated to which facilities?
• En route WARP/NEXRAD displays depict which precipitation intensities?
• Which code is used for a fast maneuvering military aircraft?
• Automatic track initiation may occur for aircraft with which characteristic?
• Radar service must be terminated when an aircraft
• After a handoff is completed, transfer of communications must be made to the next controller before the aircraft leaves your airspace unless what has been done?
• Separation must be applied between which portions of the digitized radar targets?
• The facility in communication with the aircraft in distress must
• The separation of digitized radar targets uses which two portions as reference for measurement?
• Give first preference to the use of which type of codes?
• Which agency is notified when a foreign air carrier is involved in an emergency?
• All aircraft operating ______, and below floor of Class A airspace, excluding at and below 2,500 feet AGL, must be equipped with an operable transponder with Mode C altitude reporting capability.
• What equipment is required for all aircraft operating at or above 10,000 feet or within Class B airspace?
• Which code is used to indicate a VFR flight not in contact with an ATC facility?
• When necessary, assign the appropriate_______ to each aircraft in the formation or to the first and last aircraft in the trail.
• Inaccurate or inoperative Mode C may require _______ and/or _____
• Automatic track initiation may occur for aircraft with ___________
• Beacon codes that do not end in numerals 00 are called what?
• Which facility forwards all pertinent ELT signal information to authorities?
• To establish radar identity when the target is reported over a map point, what is the recommended method?
• In a Full Data Block, which data element is required to identify the aircraft?
• Which handoff method includes the position of the aircraft as information transmitted to the receiving controller?
• When ATC advises that radar contact is lost or terminated, the aircraft resumes which type of reporting?
• Reasons for vectoring aircraft include?
• Which of the following is a reason to solicit PIREPs?
• In standard formation, the wingman’s lateral and vertical offsets are?
• Normal air traffic control is resumed after the ________ minute traffic suspension has expired if operators or pilots of other air craft concur.
• Which distress signal indicates an urgent situation requiring prompt attention but not immediate danger?
• A full data block that appears automatically when an aircraft squawks a beacon code assigned by the computer is positive identification.
• An aircraft is considered overdue when neither radio Nor radar contact can be established and ______ minutes have elapsed since the ETA over specified or compulsory reporting point or clearance limit in your area, or the clearance void time
• Which of the following is the code displayed when updated data is NOT being received?
• If the Mode C or transponder fails _____________, you must advise a manager and coordinate with the next controller.
• Which is the correctly formatted prescribed handoff phrase?
• An alert area may contain a high volume of pilot training activities or unusual aerial activity. What type of airspace is described?
• When accepting a handoff, it is the receiving controller's responsibility to ________.
• What term describes a condition whereby the military services involved assume responsibility for separation between participating military aircraft in the ATC system?
• B1 through B3 of the Full Data Block may contain ______ information.
• One of the most important sources of icing information is which of the following?
• Information to be specified when vectoring an aircraft includes ______, and ______
• Which phrase would you issue to inform the aircraft that its radar identity is confirmed?
• The priority given to issuing safety alerts is the same as the priority given to what?
• During CELNAV training, heading changes exceeding how many degrees must the pilot advise ATC before initiating?
• When a foreign air carrier is involved in an emergency, notify the ________.
• If no radar control is being provided at approach control what is the minimum number of miles the center controller must keep between the aircraft and control airspace?
• During an interfacility handoff, how is the aircraft identified?
• If there is doubt about target identification after accepting a handoff or point out, what should the receiving controller do first?
• Radar depiction of a thunderstorm's precipitation is typically smaller than the actual cumulonimbus cloud. Which statement is correct?
• In radar display symbolism, what does the triangle position symbol indicate?
• MIA must be considered when identifying an aircraft by which parameter?
• The term 'traffic' is normally used to transfer radar identification of an aircraft to another controller for the purpose of coordinating separation action and is normally used in which contexts?
• Which statement best describes a required action when radar identification is uncertain?
• If you are unsure whether an emergency exists, what should you do?
• Is it possible for an aircraft to retain the same beacon code from takeoff to touchdown?
• Which statement correctly describes when communications are transferred: handoff versus point out?
• Which code is used to designate a Search and Rescue mission on radar data blocks?
• Convective SIGMET conveys potential hazards such as severe turbulence, severe icing and low-level wind shear. Which of the following describes its scope?
• Air traffic controllers should solicit PIREPs in which of the following situations or conditions?
• What phrase allows an aircraft to enter your airspace without transferring communications?
• An item that must be displayed in a Full Data Block is the ________.
• Issuance of a convective SIGMET implies which of the following hazards?
• The transition from FLAT Track to Free Track signifies that the aircraft is in lateral tolerance but out of longitudinal tolerance. True or False?
• Radar separation must be applied to all RNAV aircraft operating on a random route at or below flight level ______.
• Which indicator is repeated by the pilot three times during a distress condition?
• When flying in standard formation, a wingman will maintain a position within how many miles laterally and how many feet vertically from the flight leader?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of issuing a radar vector?
• A VFR departure NOT working an ATC facility uses which beacon code?
• A code change from an aircraft not in your area of responsibility should be requested only if
• Beacon codes are assigned to which type of equipped aircraft?
• What must occur for normal ATC to resume after a 30-minute traffic suspension?
• What term denotes the lowest MSL altitude at which an IFR aircraft will be vectored by a radar controller, unless otherwise authorized for radar approaches, departures, and missed approaches?
• What type of beacon code is preferred, discrete or nondiscrete?
• A pilot declared emergency that is not radar identified uses which beacon code?
• ATC Assigned Airspace is used to segregate specific aircraft activities from which category of traffic?
• An ALNOT corridor is 50 miles wide on each side of the route. How is the corridor measured?
• If you observe an aircraft in unsafe proximity to an obstruction in another sector, you ______
• Which of the following phrases is an example of heading to depart a fix?
• Loss of two-way communications is indicated by which code?
• Which statement about convective SIGMET is true?
• The caret symbol '^' in the vertical portal could indicate that the aircraft?
• Which squawk code indicates an emergency?
• Under VFR conditions, where can a VFR flight encounter icing?
• Which of the following is not a controller requirement?
• In CELNAV training, heading changes beyond what degree threshold require advising ATC?
• What information should be included in the initial report to responders during an inflight emergency?
• After initial radio contact with an aircraft in distress, you should have the aircraft _______.
• An ALNOT is issued, 50 miles either side of the route from the last reported position to the destination, to all ________.
• A full data block appearing automatically when a beacon code assigned by the computer is squawked is considered positive identification. True or False?
• What advantage does a discrete beacon code assignment provide the controller?
• To obtain the desired track for a radar vector, which factor should be considered?
• When would a conflict alert be suppressed?
• Aircraft operations should be separated from Special Use and Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace laterally below FL600 by _____ miles and FL600 and above by _____ miles.
• Which of the following is true about PIREPs?
• Which is a true difference between a handoff and a point out?
• PIREPS are one of the most important sources of icing information. Which statement about PIREPS is true?
• When MARSA does not apply, who is responsible for providing in-flight separation between aircraft in an ALTRV?
• Who is responsible for initiating coordination efforts when an ELT is heard or reported?
• If radar identification is questionable for any reason, what action should you take?
• What is the minimum lateral separation between an aircraft at FL160 and a MOA?
• The minimum number of degrees an aircraft must be turned for radar identification is...
• Which factor among those listed might affect recognition of a safety alert?
• If radar control is being provided at approach control what is the minimum number of miles the center controller must keep between the aircraft and control airspace?
• Center Weather Advisories (CWA) are used to alert pilots of what?
• The receiving controller's responsibility when accepting a handoff includes which of the following?
• Under FAR Part 73, which type of specialized airspace is designated as an area within which no person may operate an aircraft without the permission of the using agency?
• At the moment you begin a radar vector, what is required to be communicated to the pilot?
• What action is taken when altitude reporting is incorrect by 300 feet?
• In the course of a handoff in which communications are transferred, the transferring controller points to the target on the receiving controller's display. What is this handoff called?
• An aircraft resumes normal non-radar compulsory position reporting when ATC advises what?
• Coordinate all efforts possible to assist any aircraft believed to be.. ?
• A fast maneuvering military aircraft uses which beacon code?
• What does the WARP/NEXRAD weather display depict?
• Which of the following describes the proper way to indicate an in-flight distress by the pilot?
• When an aircraft is at a high altitude and greater airspeed, which statement is true regarding compliance time and distance?
• When the computer correlates the predicted position, speed, and heading with the actual radar return using flight plan information, the target is considered what?
• Which information is displayed by the Unpaired Limited Data Block?
• A controller should solicit PIREPs when icing exists or is forecast to exist at what degree or greater?
• Which item is not included in standard vectoring information?
• WACOM codes that end in other than 00 are ?
• What is the minimum elapsed time after ETA to consider an aircraft overdue when no radio or radar contact is established?
• Center Weather Advisories are used to alert pilots of adverse weather conditions. Which statement best describes their purpose?
• Which two types of aircraft contours in emergency code even after radio and radar contact have been established?
• Which block displays beacon code and Mode C altitude for untracked aircraft?
• Which scenario indicates a target is Paired?
• What information from airborne military flights is forwarded to FSS?
• Verbal coordination must be accomplished prior to accepting control of a track indicating which items?
• Which ordering of MTR types correctly lists the two types?
• The four digit code that may be assigned to an aircraft participating in a Search and Rescue (SAR) mission is ____________.
• An example of an emergency that should be declared by facility personnel is an
• If you are in doubt as to whether an emergency exists, what should you do?
• When making a point out via landline/interphone, you must inform the receiving controller of the aircraft's what?
• An aircraft is VFR at 12,500 feet and not working an ATC facility. What nondiscrete beacon code should the aircraft squawk?
• An aircraft emergency is considered to exist when ________.
• Vectoring IFR aircraft is not permitted in which airspace?
• Which statement best reflects the verbal coordination required before accepting a track control?
• Under icing conditions, PIREPs should be solicited when icing exists or forecast to exist at what degree or greater?